Friday, February 22, 2008

In a day and age when candidates are so scared to be spontaneous, any presidential contender who is willing to strike the Heisman pose deserves some props, no matter what your individual political leanings are.

According to the Austin American Statesman story linked here, Democratic front-runner Barak Obama showed a little college football spirit when he stopped by to see Mack Brown and his Longhorns before his debate last night with Hillary Clinton on the UT campus.

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well, i think i am going to vote for him, as i would NEVER vite for clinton (or a woman for that matter). i am a republican, and i like mccain, but i don't like the fact that he won't end the "war" in iraq. i'm sick of it quite frankly. that is pretty much the only reason that i won't vote for mccain. there is no need to be over there anymore. if obama will do what he says he will do (pull the troops out), then he gets my vote.

Speaking of politics- I din't see much comment on the Toomer article. If you missed it he has no contact with the program and talked about how much of the playing time was politically driven. Interesting comment from a player who was on the field a great deal. anyone else think thre could be somethng to that? I mean how many All-World recruits have we had who never saw the light of day? I'm really hoping that one thing R2 brings is a sense of true competition like what they have at USC. In other words, everyone gets their shot, those who play have earned it regardless of class.

He was visiting Shady Brown? I am surprised because I cannot think of a single coach or past football player who isn't conservative. Bo and Woody were both ardent Republicans. I think Johnny Rodgers is a Republican. Also, Mike Ditka, the patron saint of Chicago football, is a Republican. Tom Osborne? Republican.

Joe Manchin, the de facto athletic director at WVU, er, governor of West Virginia attended WVU on a football scholarship and IS a Democrat; however, he didn't end up playing due to injury and he is against abortion.

In any case, I would extremely surprised if Mack Brown, a football coach at Texas of all states, is a Democrat.

Friend of mine is the gop head here in sc. He tells me it's hard to get women elected because women won't vote for them. My wife says she wouldn't vote for a woman president unles she is post menapause. Something about knives and other sharp items...

Crock-I think the Toomer situation is being looked into a bit more, it made ppl curious about what went on.

Feelin',Obama is a pragmatist as well as a sports fan and one hell of an intelligent guy. A photo op like that is brilliant and emphasises even more some of the differences between himself and Hillary. Plus you can't tell me that you'd pass up a chance to meet a presidential candidate from either party- has to be a tremendous experience.

Hey Tom, what's that old joke- something about with a woman president we would never go to war but would have really, really intense negotiations once a month.

bottom line is, a woman will never be president. that is not being sexist, it's just stating a fact. i just don't think a woman can handle the pressure of leading the most powerful (and hence the most hated) country in the world.

and Catie? why do you say "it doesn't surprise" you that i said that? you don't know me, so nothing i say should come as a shock or "non-shock" to you.

Obama in a photo-op at College Station would be a shock - no, apocolyptic. In Austin, not so much. In the state of Texas, UT and Rice (where I went to school) are seen as the pinko-commie-liberals-who-must-die universities (See Williams, Ricky). That's not necessarily true, of course, but it is the reputation - particularly among those who went to A&M or Baylor.

What I'm really interested in is what's so "shady" about Mack Brown. Other than "crying" about not getting into the BCS a few years ago, what's he done to be thrown into that category?

DaBraylon17, that is exactly what "sexist" means. Not voting for a women just because she is indeed a women is being sexist. Just because you're ignorant to what a women can and can't handle doesn't mean it's not a sexist statement.

If I wasn't going to vote for obama before (which I was) I certainly would now (which I am) : > Nice form.

as this is a cfb site, the question that I'm waiting to have answered is, how will this affect my tailgating and game attending in the fall?

Once a candidate is a nominee, they and their family receive Secret Service protection (unless they are married to a former president, then they have it already). As the likely-GOP nominee's son attends a school where the entire student body walks onto the field before each home game, how's this affect him or the fans?

And if he does get SS protection, could they consider putting him on kick returns?

get this:women don't need dicks, we are married to them, or we can buy one with or without batteries.

as for tough?try blowing up a 3-4cm balloon in alternating testicles each month, leave it like that for a week or so and then pop it (BANG) open once a month every month.you'd be curled up in a small little pathetic BALL every month.

so keep your ignorant shit about women being PUSSIES (which you want and need) to your damned self.

wow. some of you people are way to sensitive. i think my fellow michigan fans need some counseling. as for the osu fans, whoever you may be, i really don't care what you need, or think, or say, or do. so whatever.

TitleiX: "get this:women don't need dicks, we are married to them, or we can buy one with or without batteries."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That was a grand slam! Outstanding! I would have put the whole answer in but decided to save space. That was great!

As a McCain person, I won't be voting for Hillary or Obama. However, America has been long since ready for either a woman or a black person. The problem util now has been that the ones running like Jesse Jackson or the Rev Al are so outlandishly bad and corrupt that no one would go near them.

So,TitleiX, what's with LSU's QB? Is it one of those situations that could make us glad that we didn't get Miles?

dabraylon17: "if obama will do what he says he will do (pull the troops out), then he gets my vote."

Well, then you're not going to like his answer depending on which audience he is in front of. In front of some crowd in CA, he said he would pull them out as his first act. In the SC dem debate he would not commit to having them out before 2013.

None of these candidates will give a straight answer to anything so believe them at your own peril.

as for Perrilloux at LSU, from Stewart Mandel at SI:"Miles announced this week that, less than two weeks before the start of spring practice, the anticipated starting quarterback for the defending national champions has been suspended indefinitely "due to his failure to follow team rules." The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Perrilloux's recent transgressions include missing classes, workouts and at least one team meeting.

Amazingly, this marks the rising junior's third suspension in the past eight months, starting with his arrest in May 2007 for attempting to enter a casino with another person's I.D. (he was underage at the time). He was also left home from the Tigers' Nov. 3 game at Alabama following his involvement in a fight at a nightclub. Earlier in his career, Perrilloux was sought for questioning by federal and local officials investigating an alleged counterfeiting ring. (He was not charged.)"

I wasn't completely aware of Rice and UT being considered commie schools. Again, thank you for clearing things up for me. Joshua

That seems to make sense about College Station being conservative. I know that it has a huge ROTC program, so I imagine that there is some correlation between the two. Obama is a smart guy. He'll probably side with OSU, however, as he is from Illinois and the Illini fucking hate Michigan. They just do. But it's cool. He's much more of an everyman than Bush.

I just don't like Mack Brown. I just can't put my finger on it. It's like me with the Dutch.

"as for tough?try blowing up a 3-4cm balloon in alternating testicles each month, leave it like that for a week or so and then pop it (BANG) open once a month every month.you'd be curled up in a small little pathetic BALL every month."

I would love for him to come, but it's probably not going to happen (that's what she said). Unfortunately, Russell Shepard enjoyed his visit to LSU, but there is more recruiting that remains and he has yet to visit Michigan. Hopefully a UM visit can blow him away.

That sucks that Juno barely won anything. I was hoping for Juno to win Best Picture to continue the year of the upset. I'm not supposed to enjoy the upsets though (App St, Pats Super Bowl), so no surprise there.

How do I get in contact with Benny or Yost. My high school football staff and I will be visiting A2 from CA in early April to watch Spring and chalk with the coaches. I need an experienced persons visitor guide for the places to hang out.

You can email me, I can send you in the mail a local guide to get you around here. my email is posted a few comments up. Whatever you prefer. Good luck, it should be awesome, coach Rod seems really open and willing to share!

Oh, and as for the picture for the thread, each and every one of you would love to be able to throw up the Heisman pose with the actual trophy- Obama is just doing what any red-blooded American football fan would do.

I live in Colorado and wear my Michigan stuff everywhere along with Red Wings.

I moved here right after that season, and boy I never thought I'd hear the end of "the Catch." Then Avs/Wings in 1996 turned ugly and it was just about as bad as living in Buckeye territory, which is where I moved in 2003. Living in OHIO was much worse.

I moved back to Colorado and there is nothing said anymore to me on either the Michigan or Red Wing paraphernalia.

I saw that. The pic of the kid dressed like Tressel was pretty hilarious, and by all accounts is was back and forth- you've gotta remember the kid's only 18. That having been said, I'm on record saying I'd prefer to land Shepard if possible. He's smaller, but he has better vision, is a better passer from what I've seen, will enroll in January and is tremendously well spoken when compared with Pryor. More of what I envision from a Wolverine qb.

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